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Isn't this something to do with (I think) Quicktime 'running in the background'? I seem to recall reading a thread on this very topic in another forum, but I can't remember which one, and what keyword to use to search for it. However, I did find this, it may be helpful...

I've just been through this exercise. You will need to use an install or restore cd/dvd to do the erase/format function on the internal HD. Boot from the optical disk holding the C key down straight after the startup 'bong'. Choose Disk Utility from the File menu and then go through the...

Use Disk Utility. Select the first of the names given to your Pioneer Drive listed in the L pane of DU, and then click the Info button on the top bar of the DU window. This should give you a full rundown of the optical drive's specs. Prolific Technology probably refers to the controlling chip...

I'd suggest that it's a RAM problem. Disk Utility should identify hardware problems with Disk First Aid and Verify/Repair.

Good point Ora, and I'm relieved you mentioned it. I thought of it too but as so many forum users have laptop computers, I backed off. Optical drives are affordable, even to those of us $$-challenged. My solution would be to 'go external' with a replacement drive. Manufacturers are also...

Not a quick answer unfortunately, but there is a lot of information here http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&rls=ig&q=error+70001&btnG=Search&meta= Another solution I've noted is using VLC Player to watch your dvds.

[I've searched the posts back 6 months, but nothing there for my question.] I very recently bought a G3 iMac 600. The seller did everything right and presented me with a clean install of Panther. However he also partitioned the 40 Gb HD into 20 and 17 respectively, with the OS on the larger...

Are you determined to stick with Apple-type keyboards? If not, then I suggest you buy a Win-type USB one instead. They work well with Mac, they're a darn sight cheaper, and I personally prefer the key touch. I'm currently using a Chicony Excel that cost me US$10, and it's been working just...

See if any of these will help your situation http://www.google.co.nz/search?rls=ig&hl=en&q=system+preferences+won%27t+open&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

This is an interesting coincidence, as I was looking for a similar post to which I'd responded recently. A Cables To Go search came up with this http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=KkyOVV4B8eI I don't think the adaptor will fit inside the enclosure, so you'd need to use the LaCie 'bare' (as I do...

Got an external cd/dvd drive with USB or firewire? If so, reformat the Macbook HD with a Clean Install from that. Of course you'll need the correct install disks for your model of Macbook. MisterMe is right - it would be more ethical to fix the Macbook with a new (or used/working) optical...

Next time you've done a successful transfer of xx images from your camera to computer, reformat your camera card(s). It can usually be done from the camera itself, but if not, I believe you can use Disk Utility. The only other suggestion I have is to use a dedicated card reader rather than the...

Quite right, thank you, now fixed. I don't know how that slipped in.

www.onemotion.com. Arachnophobes need not participate, but you can try the snake game and break dance.

Good points EDCC, but has anyone yet come up with the means to get rid of this Trojan? I note a post on another forum seeking help in finding where in the OS the Trojan's got to, and how it might be identified. I dare say it's got some obscure file name or number.

That, Satcomer, is the most useful piece of prose I've seen in a while. Good stuff!

Check your post on the other forum.

Have you tested the cable you currently have, cylinder 'n' all, with any other devices? That would show if the cable itself is faulty, a distinct possibility. I would be skeptical about a 'planted' resistor in a standard USB A - USB Mini cable. They're inexpensive, and you could perhaps test...

Check your browser Prefs, eg. in FFox, it's Prefs > Advanced > Use autoscrolling. However, unchecking it (in FFox 2.0.0.18) did not thereafter enable middle-click > Dashboard, I had to go to SysPrefs > Dashboard etc to enable it, after which it did, but it's not something I want anyway.

Two System add-ons that will help: Perian and Flip4Mac.